Hearing the name "Impermanence", Xia De inexplicably had some special feelings. He looked down at the woman sitting on a high stool, holding up the moon card.
"Su Lun... Silver Moon."
He said in a low voice, and then felt that the miracle element was actually increasing.
Miss Anat on the other side looked at him in surprise:
"What did you say? Suellen? Isn't that your middle name?"
"Nothing, I just lament the wonderful fate between me and Yin Yue."
Shade said, and then asked Miss Anat:
"So the Prophet's Association doesn't know what these cards are really used for?"
"Yes, but at least the Association created the Rhodes Cards based on these cards. The gold pounds the Association has earned in these hundreds of years are more than the rest of the Sixth Era combined."
Miss Anat said, then took an interest in Mia who was lying next to Shade, but the lazy cat had no interest in her.
"Thirteen ancient gods, thirteen witch emperors, thirteen chosen ones, is there any connection between them?"
Miss Anat smiled:
"Good question, Detective, you are very perceptive. To be exact, it should not be a coincidence. Clear evidence shows that the thirteen witch emperors of the Fifth Era and the chosen ones of the Sixth Era have similarities, but also differences. The biggest similarity is that they all possess the power of the ancient gods. You can understand that they are all humans favored by the fallen ancient gods. But why this is so, I can't explain.
The ancient gods are the oldest and most mysterious gods. Their affairs are probably only known by those ancient organizations. "
"So, will the Witch Council know these secrets?"
Shade asked again while stroking Mia's back. The cat glanced at him, and Miss Anat was stunned:
"You also know about the Witch Council? The Ancient God may have heard about it from the professor of the History College, but who told you about the Witch Council? The Witch Council is very mysterious, and all its members are female sorcerers. As you can tell from the name, they inherited the power of the last thirteen Witch Emperors of the Fifth Epoch, and the thirteen most powerful witches in the council correspond to them."
"Is it really related to those witches from the Fifth Era? But the Witch Emperor was 1,500 years ago."
Xia De was very surprised. He originally thought that the other party just wanted to give a nice name, or was just lucky enough to obtain relics related to the Witch Emperors.
"All the great witches in the Witch Council were able to be promoted to high rings at a very young age. One or two could be considered a coincidence, but all thirteen great witches in the past generations are like this, so it is hard not to wonder if they really inherited the power from the previous era. Perhaps it is because of the special way of taking office that they can upgrade quickly. But only the thirteen great witches have such power, and the other female sorcerers in the council are normal."
Miss Annat's tone was somewhat unnatural when she talked about this organization.
"Are you also a member of the Witch Council?"
Shad asked.
"Detective, what nonsense are you talking about. I just dealt with them once, and it was a bad experience."
The female fortune teller asked, leaning back on the sofa and wagging her fingers.
"The Witch Council is also a wanted illegal organization?"
Shad suspected that Duchess Carina Cavendish was the Grand Witch of the Witch Council. In this way, all the news he heard while wandering around Lakeview Manor would be matched.
He was almost certain of this guess.
"This organization... is very complicated, and it's hard to define whether it's good or bad. The church is only hostile to a few of them, not the entire organization. But unlike the crazy people like the Blood Spirit School, they are only keen on taking action on the relics and books related to the last thirteen great witches of the Fifth Epoch, and are relatively well behaved at other times.
The thirteen most powerful people who make up the council are all sorceresses above the tenth ring, and even one of the most powerful witches has the power of the thirteenth ring. Compared with the Witch Council, there is no need to compare organizations like Mercury Blood. But the Witch Council itself is not united, and the thirteen witches have their own power. Those women, hum, although they will not kill each other, they are first-class at fighting among themselves. "
"Come to think of it, they must also be familiar with the Whispering Poems."
This is an affirmative sentence.
"Of course, apart from the church and the college, they must know the most."
Shade nodded, and Miss Carina promised that if he could win the card game at the weekend, she would reveal her identity to him. Then, maybe she could learn some secrets from the Duchess.
"But when she saw the Silver Moon Card, she didn't seem to react. Did the Witch Council not know the secret of the Rhodes Card? Or was it an act?"
He thought to himself, while Miss Anat tried to hug the cat, which was lying on the coffee table, but Mia used her little paws to push her hand away. The coffee table was cooler than the sofa, and the small cat was reluctant to leave.
Entering July, also known as the Thunder Month, the weather seemed to get hotter all of a sudden. Thinking that there was no air conditioning or fans in this world, the outsiders felt a little uneasy about the hotter days to come.
"Detective, since the Founder Silver Moon chose you, there must be a reason. Although you are beyond fate, it is obvious that you cannot remain immune in the upcoming chaotic era."
Miss Annat concluded the conversation and seemed to be about to end the visit, but Shad's next words made her sit down again:
"By the way, I met Miss Beas yesterday."
"Oh? There is such a thing? Please tell me in detail."
Miss Anat gave up trying to tease the lazy orange cat and listened attentively to what Shade said about yesterday. She also raised her eyebrows when she heard about the "sunshine gun":
"Iluna Beias did this not for any credit. According to my preliminary investigation, she had a conflict with Mercury Blood before she was transferred from the Church of the Sun to Tobesk. Some time ago, she asked me for divination on whether her recent work would go smoothly, and it turned out to be about this.
What you did yesterday was totally fine. Don't reveal your identity as a ring wizard, and don't let Iluna Beias get involved in anything. I will speed up my contact with her and try to make her the real chosen one as soon as possible."
"I'm sorry, what does that mean? She's not the Chosen One yet?"
Shad looked at her and asked in surprise. He liked the color of Miss Annat's eyes very much.
"The power of the Chosen One is not just what she has shown now. There are manifestations of being truly the Chosen One, and the greatest manifestation is that she can turn her life ring into a weapon. According to my divination, the Chosen One who balances the life ring should eventually be able to turn it into a golden balance."
Xia De tilted his head and imagined the scene:
"Since a metal ring can appear behind a ring wizard, it doesn't seem strange that a metal scale can appear behind him."
"She has only touched the edge of the power of the Chosen One. She can suppress a fourth-ring warlock to a certain extent, and even surpass her own level to use miracles such as the Sunlight Lance. But this is not the true power of the Chosen One."
Miss Anat shook her head:
"The method of becoming the Chosen One is very complicated. I don't think even the Church of the Sun knows it. The possibility that they have found that part of the Whispering Poem by chance is very low."
"What is the method?"
Xia De asked curiously, and Miss Anat did not hide it. She raised a finger:
“Three needs.
First, you need to obtain a relic with the power of the corresponding ancient god. The range of relics here is very wide. It can be a relic, a statue, a broken holy emblem, or even an ancient temple in the wilderness. But it must have the power of the ancient god. The ancient god who represents the power of balance is called the inverted judge by mortals. "
The card of Genesis Balance shows a man hanging upside down under a tree.
"This kind of relic should be hard to find."
Shade commented, but if it was a relic of the Ancient God of Time, it would be too easy to find.
"But I already have some clues, and the Church of the Sun can probably think of something similar, so this isn't difficult."
She raised a second finger:
"Secondly, the selected person must have a deep understanding of the meaning of the corresponding qualifications for selection."
"This can only be understood by Miss Bei Yasi herself. We can't help."
Shade said again.
Finally, raise the third finger:
"The last and most difficult step is that the chosen one needs to complete a ritual. The ritual does not require any materials, but only requires a certain thing to be done. This ritual should be on a certain part of the poem. I am trying my best to divine, but because the price required is too high, there has been no progress so far."
"Can I ask what the price was for you?"
Shade asked, and Miss Anat shook her head, her short brown hair swinging behind her head:
"It is not convenient to reveal it for now. Wait until you are promoted to the second ring, and then I will tell you. Anyway, I will take care of these things, and you still need to gain strength as soon as possible. The epic of the thirteen chosen ones has just begun, and I think we still have a lot of time."
She sighed, and her expression was a little sad for a moment. Shade didn't know what to say, so he refilled Miss Annat's tea.
Before the fortune teller left, he thought of the sealed first floor and offered to help Shade to tell fortunes about the house. Of course, it was just a normal fortune telling.
She carried a pendulum crystal for divination with her, and borrowed a basin of water from Xia De. After being busy for a while, she sat in front of the basin and let the purple crystal float above the water.
Miss Anat could probably see some images from the water and use the different perspectives of "another me" to do divination, but Shad could see nothing.
"Nothing came of it. Or rather, everything is normal here."
Miss Anat spoke for a long time and explained why she said this:
"I saw your house in the fog. It was covered by a curtain, but the house itself did not show any strange colors. This means that even if there is a problem here, it is not related to mysterious factors. Of course, it may also be that there is something wrong with my divination. After all, I am only a third-ring warlock. However, when you apply to the Dawn Church for the use of other locations in the house, they will come to check again. The church's inspection should be more reliable than my divination."
She said this and put away her purple crystal pendant. Shad breathed a sigh of relief. He could now finally use the bedroom where Detective Sparrow died.
"Detective, I'll leave you my address. You can contact me anytime if you have any questions. Be careful recently."
The fortune teller said, Xia De opened the door and sent her downstairs. After hesitating for a moment, he admonished:
"Ms. Annat, you should be careful too. If there is a serious danger that cannot be solved, such as an evil god or an unknowable relic, you can come to me and use me as your last resort... The power of Lakeview Manor can be used once more."
He really regarded Miss Anat as a friend, and he also admired people like Miss Bei Ya Si. Although he was reluctant to give up his divinity, he would not be stingy if necessary. After all, he was still a long way from being promoted from the first ring to the second ring.
"Shad, don't underestimate the power of the ladies. You're not the only one with secrets."
Miss Anat said, with a smile in her purple eyes. This was the first time she called Shade's name.